Boeing Forecasts Africa’s 20-year Commercial Aviation Market Opportunity Valued at Nearly $400 Billion
Boeing [NYSE: BA] forecasts that Africa’s airlines will require 1,030 new airplanes by 2040 valued at $160 billion and aftermarket services such as manufacturing and repair worth $235 billion, enabling growth for air travel and economies across the continent. Boeing shared the projection as part of the 2021 Commercial Market Outlook (CMO), the company’s long-term assessment of demand for commercial airplanes and services.
Higher Commercial Deliveries to Aid Boeing (BA) Q3 Earnings
The Boeing Company is set to release third-quarter 2021 results on Oct 27, before the opening bell.
In the last reported quarter, the company delivered an earnings surprise of 161.54%. Massive commercial deliveries might have offset unchanged defense deliveries, which, in turn, are expected to have boosted Boeing’s performance in the third quarter.